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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-15

DO Not Want Terminus at Staten Island.
Pennsylvania railroad officials deny the re-
port that the company conte mplate securing
terminus Staten island for their New York
business The report originated in Trenton, y.
j., where long story printed about the
future Of the Pennsylvania and it's New York
terminus. One of the officials remarked to a
reporter of the Philadelphia Inquirer that it
utter nonsense to talk about that company
going over to Staten island to find terminal
room. The place is too far away from New
York to be used as q terminus for freight de-
signed for New York city, as it will have to be
taken by lighters or barges about six miles up
the bay to the city. 1t was also not adapted for
ocean steamship business. it could not be
loaded with New York city freight SO well, and
besides TO far away for passengers. More
over, even if it was advantageous and suitable
In all respects. the Pennsylvania has plenty Of
such property already. There is an abundance
Of unimproved land, with excellent water front
ut Harsimus Cove, which is owned by the COM
psny. and be developed from time time as
the business of the company demands
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-15
Catch a snake,
Let him go,
For death is a-comin'
Sho and che -

To see flock of lowering about your
house is very bad sign, and to drop your Bi BILE
while going to church indicates that the devil is
after you. To see three white horses at the
same time is an omen Of death, and to find q
marriage will shortly take place in your family.
The average Southern darky omen for
good or evil in nearly every animate and mani
mate object. and they believe in these omens
almost as reigiously as they do in the Bible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-15
Name of Road.
Wooden Structures Must Go.

There is a growing feeling that wooden
bridges and trestles, be they long short ones,
must 90. The iron bridge would be a decided
Improvement, but the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company 10 moving in the right direction.
placing all their structures rapidly possible
with stone-arch bridges. In commenting on tho
disaster on the Toledo. Peoria e. Western road,
and on the Roslindale disaster, on the Boston s.
Providence road, the Boston Transcript asks
why NOT have some OF the money paid by
prosperous railroads in dividends laid by
surplus put into the stone-arch bridges such
are everywhere common in England and on the
continent of Europe9 Or course this is expen-
sive and could not be done the outset by the
longer railroads But a certain percentage of this
reform might be demanded per year of roads in a
certain condition of dividend paying prosperity.
The Massachusetts State Railroad Commission
ere have recommended beginning at this work,
and the Providence Railroad is rebuilding the
Roslindale bridge with stone arch. Why not
reform the wooden bridge altogether out of ex-
lstence2 Any forest FIRE, boys fire, or fire
left by tramps III a huckleberry pasture. we'll
dry rot. may cause a Chatsworth slaughter at
the nearest little crossing.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-22
Vegetarian Brag.

"Thc Roman soldiers says the
Scientific American, "who built such
II wonderful road and carried II
weight Of armor and luggage that
would crush the average farm hand,
lived on coarse brown bread and sour
wine. They were temperate in diet
and regular and constant in exercise.
The Spanish peasant works every day
and dances half the night, yot eats
only his black bread, onion and
watermelon. The Smyrna portet eats
only fruit and some olives, yet he
walks off with his load OF 100 pounds.
The coolie feeds on rice, is more ac>
tive and can endure more than the
negro fed on fat meat. Tho heavy
work Of the world is not done by men
who eat the greatest quantity.
Moderation In diet seems TO be the
pre- requisite OF endurance
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-22
Origin Of Uncle Sam.

"Uncle Sam" as applied to the I'm
tied States Government, was doubt
less suggested at first by the initials
U, s. 1t was first applied during the
war OF 1912, Samuel Wilson, a gov
ernment inspector OF beef and pork at
Troy, N. Y, was inspecting a quaint.
ty of provisions purchased from El
bert Anderson. The barrels were
Il. A., tho initials of Ander>
sons name, and U. s., for the United
States Wilson who was familially
known as Uncle Sam" had lot Of
workmen handling the barrels. Not
knowing what the latter initials
facetious workmen suggest
ed that they stood for Uncle Sam.
Wilson. The joke spread and
was repeated until the initials u. 8.
came by common consent to stand for
Uncle Sam
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-22
She Found a Man at Last.

Burglar: Il tell you it's awfuI
the way things arc in New England
Twenty or thirty women TO every
man. l had a narrow escape once
| noticed O lot of tho finest dia.
monds you ever saw on Boston
girl just going out Of the house TO q
lecture or something and l watched
my chance and got in and hid under
her bed, You soc, l was thinkin
she would be 80 Interested in the
lecturo she went to that she wouldn't
think to look around for burglars
you know.
Yes
'But when she came iu the first
thing she did was to look under the
bed, and there she saw me-
Did she scream or faint =
She just grabbed me with both
hands and held on like grim death
'Eh How did yon get away W
Il explained to her that was al
ready married and che let me co.
Omaha World.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-22
A DEpaEDATiNa HEN.

of all the things in natrre that at
dict the sous of men,
r,sre is nothing thut know OF beats
,be depredating heu;
uvou see wild-eyed woman firing
hriekbats from the shed,
,oon bet "A hen has busted up her
little flower bed.
Oh, nlunders and she scratches, she
eoekles and she matches,
And forty thousand cowboys couldn't
keep her in pen;
sho was sent on earth to fret us, to
10 excoriate the lettuce;
she's thoro' going nuisance, is the
depredating hen.
r,hrew a brick and missed her, as
she hustled out my beans,
m, Julins Ceser's statue was smash-
cd to smithereens;
saw her digging rifle pits where
I'd put my pansies in,
I fred good"sized rock anu hlu
my hired man on the shin.
sbe bursts all bounds and shackles,
she gigles and she cackles,
She makes me say some earnest
things haven't time to pen,
never used bad language, but now
I'm filed with language.
Alas I've broke tho record thro'
that depredating hen.
But now thro' out my cabinet there
floats pleasant smell,
And the reason for that perfume isn't
hard to tell,
For when / rose this morning, saw
my cabbage bed wreck,
caught that depredating hen and
fercely wrunG her neck;
| hear her fizz and crackle, no more
she'll scratch and cacklo,
Or mike my summer garden look
like some hyena's den,
She far too long has bossed me, she
far too much has cost me,
I'll eat at luncheon time today n
hundred dollar hen.
From he Khan.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-22
MDDLEBURGH SNYDER co, PENN'A SEPTEMBER 22 1857

""" oSt ~ N'iue tbOl WcfO COmpeleu
to defend what they afterwards ac-
knowledged "a bad action The
result was the election of the Repub-
lican ticket by handsome majority,
thereby viudiealing the "Scott" law
before the people; also electing a
majority Of tho Supreme Court
Judges. Soon after the meeting OF
the Legislature, which was again
Republican, Mr.. Dow introduced
a bill similar to the "Scott' bill with
slight notifications in that there
was no clause requiring the written
consent OF the owuer of the premises
ia which tho business Of selling in
toxicating liquors is carried on. II
WAS passed by strict party vote.
Again it was tried on its constitu-
tionality and declared good. The
law provides that one fourth of the
tax collected shall 90 to the county
poor fund, aud tho remaining three
fourth to the town or corporation for
the maintenance Of its police and
other necessary expenses.
In the town of Nevada. before the
law was passed there were eight
places where intoxicating liquors
were sold, now four remain and they
collect for town improvements from
these 100000 yearly. To-day you
will hardly find II man outside of the
saloons aud tue. most radical Prohi-
bitonist who has ought to cay
against the "DoN" Inv. All unite in
saying that IL is tie best lac Mey
Ccer had.
While it does not entirely prohibit
the sale, Gs the Prohikitionits say
they want, it does keep ont OF busi-
ness the little 'jng,dogeres," those
who by n jog Of whiskey, q keg of
beer and get some out of the way
place and "start a saloon Wo say
it shuts them up and concentrates
the business to the moro business
portions OF town, where the police
can look after them. tIf there is such
u thing as making q saloon respecta.
bic, we must sayaatbat since this law
has 5oen in Effect more RESPONSE
bic, respectable set of men have
taken bold Of the business.
Under the provisions Of tho law
they have TO pay semi-anually in ad-
vance, aud should they quit business
at any time they are paid back pro
rata Of time paid. Should they ro-
fuse TO pay Mt tho etated time it is
tho duty of the County Treasurer to
proceed immediately and at once
take possession aud close up the
place. II he fails to do bis duty, he
is himself held for tho amount.
The law has become so popular
that you will notice tho Democrats,
The mortal enemies of the bill, make
no mention in their Slate Platform
this year-unquestionably for the
reason that "a burnt child hates fire.
L. Ii. ii
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-22
Editorial Correspondence.
AMONG THE BUcKEYS
THE OHIO LIQUOR TAx-IrS REsEM
BLANCE TO THE PENNSYLVANIA
high LICENsEn-ITS ORIGIN
AND ADVANTAGES.
NEVADA, O., Sept. 10, 1887.

NEVADA' ", sept IL, 1851
u 1 promised a discuss
+ % Ohio Liquor Tax. ] have
bored to do 80 and herewith
! the results of my investiga-
stating that the people OF
ave been wres ling with the
n of this evil for many years
been tho "lhoru" in the side
politicians OF I'LL parties. All
Hedge it to be au evi! aud the
n has beon and now is how
with it. Ohio has been vir
free liquor State ovor since
nittance as n State. say
y free, for the tax collected
O business in tho ordinary
lent of taxes amounted to
nothing In this county,
pt, in 1882 they had forty sa-
The amount of taxes collect
pat time was on an averege
n $500 each. That is they
d less than $4,000 a year.
Same time with their forty So,
this one county selling to all
who had the ten cents, they
w that had been standing on
1tute books for so or more
lying; mo liquor shall be
be 9rank on he premises IN
te and no license shaU be
for tie same" When a
3 brought up for violating
as had been done time and
10 witness could be found
pld swear that he had drank
B stronger than wator and no
Id be found who would con-
hen their apparently had
ase made, it always resulted
agreement of the jury and
Q was left to settle the costs.
Pc assessor came to list their
for taxation they usually
Jug OF whiskey, q keg of beer,
PIX, deck Of cards, q few emp
IS and glasses, which consti-
|elr stock in trade. Yet he
hat keg OF beerin the morn-
lxty cents and by evening he
1t for three dollars, making
per cent in one day. The
he would buy anoth er keg
etlme 10 to 20 kegs would
pa and the same thing re-
Jay after day, year after yeal
Pr cent. on each days invost.
q only paid into the county
less than $500 taxes per
my othor legitimate business
pital stock would run up
thousands and tens of thou
s compelled to put on their
tho full amount Of their
should they make six per
DC capitalinvested in q year
% 'ta paying business and
s0rd.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-22

HB oNer INT, uuu uceplte my CyeIld9
being down the gloomy darkness Il
the room could be detected Where
IN the world have they carried mo
to ? | thought.
Presently I heard my mothers
voice, aud knew that she was
sroakiug to my cousin Mary, who
was staying in the house With us
''Poor Elma, shc said. Il was so
sure that God would sparo her to the
she struggled through that dread
ful illness only to die in her sleep
at Lost. 1t is very hard, Marie
i have often wondered since that
| did not ronlly die 0f horror ut that
moment, as | realized like n light-
ming flash THAT they thought ! was
dead and hsd Put wo into my coffin.
They were going to bury me !
strove hard TO speak but the sphinx
was not moro dumb than ]. | tried
TO stir, but the rock Of Gibraltar
might have moved as easily. Must
my life be smothorol out in grave
for want Of little speech or action
now p | thought.
"It is hard iu1eod, dear oun,y
replied Mary, but His will be done
You must arouse Yourself The un>
dertaker will close the coffin in n
few minutes Do you think Robert
Mr.. Purroy--will be here 2
81 hardl, think so now, auewer>
cd my mother waarily. Something
must have happened to delay him.
He was to have arrived at bono yes
tordny, but he did not como, and /
postponed the burial until to-day.
He had not heard Of her death.
Poor fellow Tho news will nearly
kill him. There is oIo person in
the world, l think, who Owed poor
Elma as dearly as l did y
'Oh Robert, Robert, cried with II
silent voice, come quickly. II you
look at me you will know am not
dead
Il heard q knock at tho bcdi cen
door.
Was it Robe,t?No, il was only the
undertaken.
May l close it snow ladies I he
rsked, in professionally mourniul
but very business-like torres.
Nobody but myself knew that my
heart was beating, and even hardly
knew il rs the undertaken spoke A
second afterward il seemed to mo
that it throubbed loudly enough for
every one to hear it, for somebody
rang tho door bell, aud | knew as
we'll that it was Robert as though
my eyes could have looked through
brick and wood and mortar to see
him standing outside. Softly and
quietly ho entered the room grave
ly and calmly he asked my mother
and cousin to leave him for n fow
minutes alone with his dead He
closed the door after they had gore
out, aud, stopping over tue coffin,
gently kissed me. Then ho starte3:
l heard the quick nervous movement
aud knew that / was saved,
'lle hastily called my mother, and
the doctor wrs quickly summoned.
llo saw at on CO that lifo was not ex-
tinct, though he had been just 90
positive four days earlier that / wac
quito dead,
My husband declares that an old
woman may say it now-thAt /
blushed and smiled when ho kissed
me. At all events ! lived to marry
him, and he would not part with
that silver coflinplate for ten times
it's weight in gold. Son francisco
Ecdminer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-22

The silk mill at South Bethlehem
gives employment to 200 girls. The
works are to be enlarged.
A stick of timber II feet long, IS by
1S inches, was drawn from Blossburg
to the Fall Brook bridge one day last
week.
There are 800 miles of barbed wire
being turned out daily 10 Allentown,
most OF which is shipped to foreign
countries.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-22
S(sRglg LILA

Usually develops in early life,
and is q peculiar morbid con-
ditioD Of the system, usually
affecting the glands, often re-
Sulting in sWellingS, enlarged
joints, absceSses, thickening
of the lips, enlarged neck, sore
eyes. 4 ScrCfuloUS condition
Is often hereditary, but bad
diet, too free use OF fat meats.
bad air. want OF sunshine anG
nourishing food will induce
1t. Some people are troubled
with scrofulous swelling Of the
glands, and with ulcers anG
Kernels, which may cause very
little pain; others may have in
ward scrOfula, SGrofula OF the
lungs, scrofula OF the spleen,
scrOfula OF the kidneys, and
scrofula of the bones. BUR-
DOCK BLOOD BITTERS will
drive away any case ofscrofula
and not to appear in another
place, for their action on the
blood and bowels will carry the
disease entirely from the body.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
ing Il as might be put. There are ares

Ing II as might be put. There are fires
occur the origin Of which the most In
telligsnt investigation has been obliged
to leave In mystery, the cause being
impenetrable, and this Is sometimes
the case owing TO the cause being one
which had never been suspected.
Among such unsupported causes was
dust In various forms. Mills have
been sc, on Gre from the ignition oil
the q ur dust floating in the air, which
dust Is highly inf immsble. It is now
kno wn that some OF the coal mine ex-
plcslons that have been attributed to
gaseous exhalatlons were really owing
TO the presence OF floating coal dust.
Where the air Is saturated by 1t the
presence OF q Q is sufficient to ignite 1t.
Sawmills and other establishments OF
that character have, under certain con-
ditions. experienced explosions and
been consumed by fires arising from
the fine dust Of wood accumulated on
lodges and elsewhere becoming dis
turbed. filing the air and then com.
ing in contact with fire. 1t is probs-
BILE that any fine dust uensely filing
q room is liable 10 take & 20 on coming
In contact with the light on the table
or the FIRE In the CRATE. Where incan-
deicent lights are used the dange-
does not exist, nor II the dust can bs
exposed to moisture, such ss a spray
q water or Jet Of steam. Nay there
not be other eau ies OF fires ss uusus-
pscted today as those mentioned above
were not many years ago2 The New
York Bulletin says upon this subj sct:
"This would appear to be most in
teresting field for the underwriters
TO explore further. Many explo-
SONS have occurred OF lac which
have been very mysterious 10 their
NATURE" II personal investigations
Of occupants where fires occur were
always made by a board or officer OF
the FIRE department, among the variety
OF information gathered would be
hints that would lay bare all mysteries
aoout the possible origin OF 6'es
The knowledge that all connected
with premises where a fire breaks out
would have to give formal explsna.
tions respecting the occurrence,
would OF itself be one Of the besl
modes Of Are prevention, for people
generally would take unusual care
against FIRE, that they might not have
to give explanations before public
iIicis,. This plan would also be Q
deterrent TO those who do not hest
tate to burn premises for the sake Of
the insurance.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
fHE LEAGUE COMPLETED,
BUT MONTGOMERY AND BIR-
MINGHAM GIVEN A CHANCE
To Enter II They Come Up to the
Mark-ThOaghts Of Atlanta
BanIshed.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPKAL.I

NASHVILLE, TENN February H.
President M 'Irow returned from an
extended trip through the South and
WIS busily at work today when The
APPEAL man called. The genial League
executive was looking none tie worse
for bis extended swing around the cir
Gle, aud was in high spirits over the
bastb outlook for the coming sea.
son. He said that everything was
now settled for six club league and
no further time would be lest in
getting everything in readiness to
START the ball rolling when spring
opens. Montgomery, Ala, however,
10 now making an effort to secure q
fran chiss, and ss B,rmipphsm is 30
al xious to come in, Mr.. Morrow has
decided to bold open for these cti, 3
until the meeting OF the Schedule
Committee, In New 0rleaus, on The
% instant. The gentlemen who are
endeavoriDg to put q cluD in he Ala.
baDa capital have W itten the pres
ident that they are san2uine of
uccess and are r,ady to
make the necessary guarantee deposit
and comply with al requirements.
M. Morrow has NOT ID The other
club, If his arti m in holding open for
the ties named NJ d there is no ques-
ton but he will b. approved III his
course. There is no chsnce Of Alta u
IA. That is SIT led fac. The pres
ident made no effort t, induce that
city to come in, no whist ndi g con-
trAry TO piper rep lrt5. He felt that
if the people d iwn there wanted a
club they sho u d make sppIica' ion and
come in like any other new
member. He was not disposed
t. beg Atlanta or anv
other city to sCcept place. Manager
Bradley Yesterday forwarded a con
tract to M he Flrle, of ST.. L1uis, for
his sign azure. Erie played frat base
for the Lawrence, Mass team, of tue
Eastern League, last year and is re,
ported to- be fi1e fielder, batter and
base runner. He stands feet
inches in his stockir gs, weighs 49,
pounds and has ba ting average last
season of 200, He is highly recon-
msnded by Manager Sneed and hel
good judges. He will probably be ss
signed 10 the initial bag.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
CAPT. HORD'> fitness
For the once Of Commissioner OF
Agriculture.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l

NASHVILLE, TENN, February H.
Capt II nd has d. ne more than any
other msn in the State for the general
sock interests Of the State. For years
he has been the leading agricultural
writer in the Stat, and correspondent
for ne leading agricultural papers all
over the country, and for the past tif.
teen years he has taken up the gaunt-
let for formers on every occasion. He
was largely instrumental in the pas
sage of the pleuro pneumonia legis'a-
ton. He has been foremost
In suggestions for the inn
provement of all branches Of
the, sgriculiu lists work. His edi-
torial niece ssities caused him to become
familiar with the best and most pro-
gressive ideas, and placing him 10
cnarge OF the Bureau Of Agriculture,
Statistics, Mines and Immigration
means the growth OF the farmi,g and
other interests of the bureau, aud q
grar d march in the Improvement Of
methods and wider ranges, the breed
ing Of finer stock, the raising OF better
pr, du as and an increased demand
upon the soil. The appointment was
u rged by leading tanners all ovel
Tennessee and will be gene ally ap
proved,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
laaREENYILLE, MISS.

GIaudeFa-Death Of au ola Citizen
The Planters at MIL to BE
Started ON uOndHy.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l
GREENvILLE. MISS, February H.
Glande 8, or something ike 1t, is upon
the p anta'ion of Col Matt F. Jonn-
SOD, on Lake WashinRt, IN, in this
codnty. II has Lost six foe mules.
Mr.. H. X IL 'uberV, an old citizen oil
this pl ce, died in BO ivar county yes
terday and wa, tu'ied in the Jewish
cemetery hs re today.
The Planter @ ,tton Seed Oil Mill
will raise II am on Monday next
CaviI g has oegun sgain and quite
sic, of IA I'D went off in the upper PAL
ofitown ye.t rday. .
Cna I au has engaged our opera
house for the ID Of March.
The entertsinment given by the
ladies' of toe Hebrew Uaion, for tbs
benefit of the New Orleans Jewist
H me, was a great success socially anC
fl al cially.
B'shop Galloway will preach here
ON Sunday next.